John Hughes (bishop of Croydon), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Anglican Bishop of Croydon and Bishop of the Forces
Date of Birth: 12-Apr-1908
Date of Death: 21-Jul-2001
Profession: priest
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About John Hughes (bishop of Croydon)
- John Taylor Hughes (12 April 1908 – 21 July 2001) was an Anglican bishop in the 20th century. Hughes was educated firstly in Uxbridge and subsequently at Bede College, University of Durham.
- He was deaconed at Michaelmas 1931 (26 September) in Auckland Castle and priested in Advent the next year (18 December 1932) at Durham Cathedral — both times by [[]], Bishop of Durham; and was successively an assistant chaplain and tutor at his former college, a curate at Shildon and a vicar at West Hartlepool.
- Returning to his home city in 1948, Hughes became the warden of Southwark Diocesan Retreat House and a missioner of Southwark Cathedral.
- He was consecrated a bishop on 21 September 1956 at Westminster Abbey, to serve as Bishop of Croydon (at that time, one of three suffragan bishops in the Diocese of Canterbury), a position he held for over 20 years; additionally taking on the role of Bishop to the Armed Forces from 1966. In 1964 Hughes published What difference does faith make?
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